Fourteen new public preschools are opening across New South Wales in Term 4, providing early learning places for more than 1,000 additional children.
The new services form part of a broader program to build 100 new public preschools by early 2027, which is expected to add capacity for up to 9,000 children and roughly double the number of public preschools in the state.
21 New Preschools Now Operating
The latest 14 services will join seven new public preschools already operating across NSW.
The Term 4 openings include:
- Carramar Public Preschool
- Cartwright Public Preschool
- Curran Public Preschool
- Emerton Public Preschool
- Gables Public Preschool
- Granville East Public Preschool
- Guildford West Public Preschool
- Leeton Public Preschool
- Lynwood Park Public Preschool
- Moorland Public Preschool
- Sackville Street Public Preschool
- Sherwood Grange Public Preschool
- Villawood North Public Preschool
- Yagoona Public Preschool.
Earlier new preschools already operating include services at Blackett, Boorowa, Hanwood, Hillvue, Gulyangarri, Queanbeyan East and Queanbeyan South.
Yagoona Adds Capacity for 80 Children a Week
Among the latest openings is Yagoona Public Preschool in Western Sydney.
The preschool is co-located with Yagoona Public School and can accommodate up to 80 children per week, with dedicated learning rooms and outdoor play areas.
Like the other new public preschools, it operates on a public school site, which is intended to support children’s transition into Kindergarten and provide families with a more integrated preschool-to-school environment.
$769 Million Expansion Program
The 100-preschool rollout represents a $769 million investment in public early learning infrastructure.
The program began with the opening of Gulyangarri Public Preschool in Liverpool in October 2024. That service was the first of the 100 planned new sites and can also accommodate up to 80 children a week.
Of the 100 new preschools, 51 are planned for metropolitan Sydney and 49 for regional NSW, with locations selected using measures including educational need, socioeconomic data, child development indicators and projected demand for preschool places.
Public Preschools Operate Alongside Schools
NSW public preschools generally operate during public school hours and terms and provide play-based early education under the National Quality Framework.
They are staffed by qualified teachers and educators in line with national regulations.
Children generally attend for two to three days per week, with educator-to-child ratios of at least 1:10 under the program model.
The new services are being built directly on existing or new public primary school sites.
More Openings Expected by Early 2027
The NSW Government says the remaining preschools are expected to open progressively through to early 2027, subject to construction and regulatory approvals.
The program sits within a broader policy goal of expanding preschool access across NSW, with the Department of Education targeting universal preschool access in the year before school by 2030.
With the 14 Term 4 openings, the rollout moves from individual pilot-style openings toward a larger statewide expansion of public preschool capacity.